Coronavirus: Tennis in the garden, fencing on a rooftop, how athletes are adapting to training – in pictures

A selection of some of the best images from around the world

Head groundsman Paul Bishop cuts the grass on the courts at St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge as they prepare to reopen, following an easing of restrictions in the UK after the outbreak of the coronavirus. Reuters

Head groundsman Paul Bishop cuts the grass on the courts at St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge as they prepare to reopen, following an easing of restrictions in the UK after the outbreak of the coronavirus. Reuters

Team GB judoka Ashley McKenzie and Frazer Chamberlain during a training session in their garden in Camberley, Britain. Reuters

Team GB judoka Ashley McKenzie during a training session. Reuters

Team GB judoka Ashley McKenzie and Frazer Chamberlain. Reuters

Basketball player Taiwo Badmus and Baba Bob-Soile play in a park in Elephant and Castle, London. Reuters

Japan's Olympic fencing medallist Ryo Miyake trains at the rooftop of his apartment under a nationwide state of emergency as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Tokyo. Reuters

Japan's Olympic fencing medallist Ryo Miyake trains at the rooftop of his apartment under a nationwide state of emergency as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Tokyo. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglot during a training session in his garden in Chiswick. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglot during a training session in his garden in Chiswick. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglo. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglot. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglot during a training session in his garden in Chiswick. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglot during a training session in his garden in Chiswick. Reuters

British tennis player Dominic Inglot. Reuters

Game, set and match. Reuters

Atletico Madrid's Spanish striker Diego Costa during his team's training session as La Liga clubs resumed individual training sessions complying with strict health measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA

Atletico Madrid's English defender Kieran Trippier during his team's training session at the club's sport complex in Majadahonda, near Madrid, Spain. EPA

Atletico Madrid forward Angel Correa, right, during training. EPA

Atletico Madrid's French midfielder Thomas Lemar. EPA

Italian football referee Daniele Doveri trains in the Villa Pamphili park in Rome as Italy begins to ease some of the restrictions of the coronavirus lockdown allowing for individual training. Reuters

Italian football referee Daniele Doveri trains in the Villa Pamphili park in Rome. Reuters

Athletes are adapting to their country's social distancing measures as the world looks to resume daily and sporting life.

In Spain, Atletico Madrid followed their neighbours Real Madrid in stepping up their training programmes, despite the capital still being under the strictest measures in one of the countries hardest-hit by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Spain striker Diego Costa, French international Thomas Lemar and England defender Kieran Trippier joined other members of Diego Simeone's squad for training in smaller groups.

La Liga hopes to resume professional football in Spain on June 12 after it was shutdown in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In Japan, Olympic fencing medallist Ryo Miyake trained on the rooftop of his Tokyo apartment with the country still under a nationwide state of emergency as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues.

British tennis player Dominic Inglot had a hit-up in his back garden in London, days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the easing of some measures on individual sports.

Check out some of the best images from athletes training around the world on Tuesday.

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